Paul Simon sang that there are 50 ways to leave your lover. What if I told you that you could leave 50 (or 500) of your deadbeat followees in one fell swoop? Now that’s how I spell relief.

One of the fun things about Twitter is how simple and bare bones it really is, challenging folks to come up with third party applications to make it more functional. Dossy is the blogging nom de plume of one such enterprising soul. He created something called Twitter Karma.

I had found tools for everything I needed to do with Twitter – minus one: I wanted to see all those nonrequiting you-know-whats listed post-office wanted-poster style all in one place. And with this app, that’s what you get.

Go here: http://dossy.org/twitter/karma/

Sign in with your Twitter creds, then hit “Whack!” It’s gratifying already, hmm?

You’ll see EVERYBODY’s mug at one time, with arrows indicating “You follow them” or “They follow you.” Filter your results by selecting Only Following on the pull-down menu. Then you’ll see all the dead wood in one place.

If you’re feeling really bitter, just click Check All then Bulk Unfollow and let the hammer fall. But keep in mind there are some Twitter accounts you might appreciate keeping around even though it would be impractical for them to follow you. For me, it was Mashable, although I’m sure they’ll start following me when they get wind of my social media warrior princess status. (I’m still not wearing the costume – but maybe if it would help).

Alright, so for all my trash talking, I found that somehow I had neglected to follow some people. No one’s perfect. Go back to the top, pull down Only Followers and say your mea culpas. Maybe spring for some roses, a nice bottle of wine perhaps. Just do a quick scan to make sure you’re not following any porn purveyors – unless, of course, that’s the kind of image you’re going for. I’m not going to tell you what to do.

I did this for a client who had 607 only following, 609 mutual friends, and 132 only followers. Now the karmic scales are in harmonious balance, with 772 followers to 753 following. Time to go looking for new love. With the bit of targeted, automated Tweeting, it should’nt be too hard.

How’s your Karma? Let me know how you like this app.